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  • Page 1 ® R&S Digital Oscilloscope Getting Started (=J:J2) 1326.1026.02 ─ 06...
  • Page 2 ® This manual describes the following R&S RTE models with firmware version 3.70 and higher: ● R&S ® RTE1022: 200 MHz, 2 channels (1326.2000K22 and 1317.2500K22) ● R&S ® RTE1024: 200 MHz, 4 channels (1326.2000K24 and 1317.2500K24) ● R&S ® RTE1032: 350 MHz, 2 channels (1326.2000K32 and 1317.2500K32) ●...
  • Page 3 Basic Safety Instructions Always read through and comply with the following safety instructions! All plants and locations of the Rohde & Schwarz group of companies make every effort to keep the safety standards of our products up to date and to offer our customers the highest possible degree of safety. Our products and the auxiliary equipment they require are designed, built and tested in accordance with the safety standards that apply in each case.
  • Page 4 Basic Safety Instructions Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning Caution ! Hot surface Alternating current (AC) Protective conductor terminal Direct/alternating current (DC/AC) To identify any terminal which is intended for connection to an external conductor for protection against electric shock in case of a fault, or the terminal of a protective earth Earth (Ground) Class II Equipment...
  • Page 5 Basic Safety Instructions Operating states and operating positions The product may be operated only under the operating conditions and in the positions specified by the manufacturer, without the product's ventilation being obstructed. If the manufacturer's specifications are not observed, this can result in electric shock, fire and/or serious personal injury or death. Applicable local or national safety regulations and rules for the prevention of accidents must be observed in all work performed.
  • Page 6 Basic Safety Instructions 6. The product may be operated only from TN/TT supply networks fuse-protected with max. 16 A (higher fuse only after consulting with the Rohde & Schwarz group of companies). 7. Do not insert the plug into sockets that are dusty or dirty. Insert the plug firmly and all the way into the socket provided for this purpose.
  • Page 7 Basic Safety Instructions 2. Before you move or transport the product, read and observe the section titled "Transport". 3. As with all industrially manufactured goods, the use of substances that induce an allergic reaction (allergens) such as nickel cannot be generally excluded. If you develop an allergic reaction (such as a skin rash, frequent sneezing, red eyes or respiratory difficulties) when using a Rohde &...
  • Page 8 Basic Safety Instructions 2. Adjustments, replacement of parts, maintenance and repair may be performed only by electrical experts authorized by Rohde & Schwarz. Only original parts may be used for replacing parts relevant to safety (e.g. power switches, power transformers, fuses). A safety test must always be performed after parts relevant to safety have been replaced (visual inspection, protective conductor test, insulation resistance measurement, leakage current measurement, functional test).
  • Page 9 Instrucciones de seguridad elementales 3. If you use the product in a vehicle, it is the sole responsibility of the driver to drive the vehicle safely and properly. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for accidents or collisions. Never use the product in a moving vehicle if doing so could distract the driver of the vehicle.
  • Page 10 Customer Support Technical support – where and when you need it For quick, expert help with any Rohde & Schwarz equipment, contact one of our Customer Support Centers. A team of highly qualified engineers provides telephone support and will work with you to find a solution to your query on any aspect of the operation, programming or applications of Rohde &...

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    ® Contents R&S Contents 1 Preface..................7 1.1 Key Features..................7 1.2 Documentation Overview..............8 1.2.1 Manuals and Instrument Help..............8 1.2.2 Data Sheet and Brochure............... 9 1.2.3 Release Notes, Open Source Acknowledgment........9 1.2.4 Calibration Certificate................9 1.2.5 Application notes, Application cards, Videos.......... 9 1.3 Conventions Used in the Documentation.........10 1.3.1 Typographical Conventions..............
  • Page 12 ® Contents R&S 3.1 Front Panel..................21 3.1.1 Input Connectors...................22 3.1.2 Other Front Panel Connectors.............. 24 3.2 Rear Panel................... 24 3.3 Keys and Controls................27 3.3.1 SETUP Controls..................27 3.3.2 HORIZONTAL Controls................ 29 3.3.3 VERTICAL Controls................31 3.3.4 TRIGGER Controls................32 3.3.5 ANALYSIS Keys...................
  • Page 13 ® Contents R&S 4.9 Performing a Search................65 4.10 Performing a Mask Test..............66 4.11 Printing and Saving Screenshots............69 4.12 Saving Data..................72 5 Operating the Instrument............75 5.1 Means of Manual Interaction..............75 5.2 Touchscreen Display................76 5.2.1 Information on the Display..............76 5.2.2 Control Elements on the Touchscreen..........80 5.3 App Cockpit..................82 5.4 Working with Waveforms..............
  • Page 14 ® Contents R&S 6.3 Setting the Display Language............108 6.4 Adjusting Passive Probes..............109 Index................... 111 Getting Started 1326.1026.02 ─ 06...

  • Page 15: Preface

    ® Preface R&S Key Features Preface Key Features The R&S RTE Digital Oscilloscope provides fast signal acquisition and analysis: ● 1 million waveforms per second waveform acquisition rate ● Bandwidth up to 2 GHz, memory depth of 50 MSa per channel ●...

  • Page 16: Documentation Overview

    ® Preface R&S Documentation Overview Documentation Overview This section provides an overview of the R&S RTE user documentation. 1.2.1 Manuals and Instrument Help You find the manuals on the product page at: www.rohde-schwarz.com/manual/rte Getting started manual Introduces the R&S RTE and describes how to set up and start working with the instrument, and describes basic operations.

  • Page 17: Data Sheet And Brochure

    ® Preface R&S Documentation Overview Service Manual Describes the performance test for checking the rated specifications, module replacement, firmware update, troubleshooting and fault elimination, and contains mechanical drawings and spare part lists. The service manual is available for reg- istered users on the global Rohde & Schwarz information system (GLORIS, https://gloris.rohde-schwarz.com).

  • Page 18: Conventions Used In The Documentation

    ® Preface R&S Conventions Used in the Documentation Conventions Used in the Documentation 1.3.1 Typographical Conventions The following text markers are used throughout this documentation: Convention Description "Graphical user interface All names of graphical user interface elements on the screen, elements"...

  • Page 19: Preparing For Use

    ® Preparing for Use R&S Unpacking and Checking the Instrument Preparing for Use This section describes the basic steps to be taken when setting up the R&S RTE for the first time. Risk of instrument damage due to inappropriate operating conditions Specific operating conditions are required to ensure accurate measure- ments and to avoid damage to the instrument.

  • Page 20: Positioning The Instrument

    ® Preparing for Use R&S Positioning the Instrument Packing material Retain the original packing material. If the instrument needs to be transpor- ted or shipped later, you can use the material to protect the control ele- ments and connectors. Positioning the Instrument The instrument is designed for use under laboratory conditions.

  • Page 21: Rackmounting

    ® Preparing for Use R&S Positioning the Instrument Risk of injury when stacking instruments A stack of instruments can tilt over and cause injury if not stacked correctly. Furthermore, the instruments at the bottom of the stack can be damaged due to the load imposed by the instruments on top.

  • Page 22: Starting The Instrument

    ® Preparing for Use R&S Starting the Instrument Risk of instrument damage due to insufficient airflow in a rack If the instrument is run with insufficient airflow for a longer period, the instru- ment overheats, which can disturb the operation and even cause damage. Make sure that all fan openings are unobstructed, that the airflow perfora- tions are unimpeded, and that the minimum distance from the wall is 10 cm.

  • Page 23: Powering On

    ® Preparing for Use R&S Starting the Instrument Risk of instrument damage due to inappropriate operating conditions An unsuitable operating site or test setup can damage the instrument and connected devices. Before switching on the instrument, observe the infor- mation on appropriate operating conditions provided in the data sheet. In particular, ensure the following: ●...

  • Page 24: Starting Up And Shutting Down

    ® Preparing for Use R&S Starting the Instrument 1. Connect the power cable to the AC power connector on the rear panel of the R&S RTE. 2. Connect the power cable to the socket outlet. 3. Switch the main power switch at the rear of the instrument to position I. The power key on the front panel lights up.

  • Page 25: Powering Off

    ® Preparing for Use R&S Connecting External Devices 2.3.3 Powering Off Powering off is only required if the instrument must be disconnected from all power supplies. 1. If the instrument is running and the POWER key is green, press the POWER key on the front panel to shut down the instrument.

  • Page 26: Connecting Usb Devices

    ® Preparing for Use R&S Connecting External Devices ● Monitor connector DVI-D at the rear panel of the instrument ● Connecting USB Devices................18 ● Connecting an External Monitor..............19 2.4.1 Connecting USB Devices The USB interfaces on the front and rear panels allow you to connect USB devi- ces directly to the instrument.

  • Page 27: Connecting An External Monitor

    ® Preparing for Use R&S Connecting External Devices Connecting a USB flash drive or CD-ROM drive If installation of a USB flash drive or CD-ROM drive is successful, Windows informs you that the device is ready to use. The device is made available as a new drive ("D:") and is displayed under Windows Explorer.
  • Page 28 ® Preparing for Use R&S Connecting External Devices 1. Check the input type of the monitor or projector. Make sure to select the cor- rect cable. To use a VGA monitor, you need an active DVI-D to VGA adapter. 2. Press the SETUP key. 3.

  • Page 29: Instrument Tour

    ® Instrument Tour R&S Front Panel Instrument Tour This chapter describes the front and rear panels of the instrument including all function keys and connectors, and also the touchscreen with its control elements. Front Panel The front panel of the R&S RTE is shown in Figure 3-1.

  • Page 30: Input Connectors

    ® Instrument Tour R&S Front Panel 6 = VERTICAL controls 7 = NAVIGATION controls 8 = POWER key 9 = USB 2.0 connectors 10 = Connectors for probe compensation 11 = Input channels 12 = External trigger input Instrument damage caused by cleaning agents Cleaning agents contain substances such as solvents (thinners, acetone, etc.), acids, bases, or other substances.
  • Page 31 ® Instrument Tour R&S Front Panel Risk of electrical shock or fire Voltages higher than 30 V RMS or 42 V peak or 60 V DC are regarded as hazardous contact voltages. When working with hazardous contact vol- tages, use appropriate protective measures to preclude direct contact with the measurement setup: ●...

  • Page 32: Other Front Panel Connectors

    ® Instrument Tour R&S Rear Panel 3.1.2 Other Front Panel Connectors Besides the input connectors, the instrument has USB connectors and probe compensation connectors at the front panel. Two USB type A connectors that comply with standard USB 2.0. They are used to connect devices like keyboard, mouse, printer and USB flash drive.
  • Page 33 ® Instrument Tour R&S Rear Panel Figure 3-2: Rear panel view of R&S RTE 1 = AC power supply connector and main power switch 2 = USB connectors 3 = LAN connector 4 = DVI-D connector for external monitor 5 = Optional exchangeable solid state disk (SSD), option R&S RTE-B18 6 = External trigger output 7 = Reference input/output 8 = Slot for hardware option: mixed signal option R&S RTE-B1 (shown in picture), or waveform...
  • Page 34 ® Instrument Tour R&S Rear Panel When you power up the instrument, be sure to comply with the warm-up phase specified in the data sheet before you start measurements. See also: Chapter 2.3, "Starting the Instrument", on page 14 Two USB type A connectors that comply with standard USB 3.0. They are used to connect devices like keyboard, mouse, printer, and flash drive to store and reload instrument settings and measurement data.

  • Page 35: Keys And Controls

    ® Instrument Tour R&S Keys and Controls The nominal output frequency is 10 MHz, the impedance is 50 Ω. For detailed specifications, refer to the data sheet. RTE MSO Mixed Signal Option, input for digital signals (parallel buses). The hardware mod- ule and logic probe come with option R&S RTE-B1.
  • Page 36 ® Instrument Tour R&S Keys and Controls PRESET Resets the instrument to a default state. All measurements, mask tests, zoom, and most individual settings are deleted, and all channels except for channel 1 are disabled. You can define preset configurations and save them to a file. The PRESET key can be configured to set either factory defaults or a user-defined preset configuration.

  • Page 37: Horizontal Controls

    ® Instrument Tour R&S Keys and Controls DISPLAY Opens and closes the "Display" dialog box to configure the appearance of the waveforms, the diagram layout, color tables, and also the XY-diagram. INTENSITY Adjusts the intensity of the waveforms on the screen, or the background transpar- ency of dialog boxes, or the transparency of result boxes.
  • Page 38 ® Instrument Tour R&S Keys and Controls ACQUISITION Opens and closes the "Acquisition" tab in the "Horizontal" dialog box, where you can define the acquisition processing (decimation and arithmetic). RESOLUTION / RECORD LENGTH The rotary knob changes the resolution or the record length. Press the knob to toggle the setting.

  • Page 39: Vertical Controls

    ® Instrument Tour R&S Keys and Controls 3.3.3 VERTICAL Controls The keys and knobs in the VERTICAL functional block select a signal and adjust the vertical scale and position of the selected signal. CH × Turns on, selects, and configures a channel. If the channel is selected, the key lights up in the corresponding channel color .

  • Page 40: Trigger Controls

    ® Instrument Tour R&S Keys and Controls The vertical rotary knobs are focused on the selected math waveform, and they are illuminated in the color of the selected waveform. POSITION / OFFSET (upper knob) The upper rotary knob changes the vertical position or the offset of the selected waveform.

  • Page 41: Analysis Keys

    ® Instrument Tour R&S Keys and Controls TRIGGER Opens and closes the "Trigger" dialog box, where you can: ● Select a trigger type and configure it. ● Set general trigger parameters and control the acquisition run. ● Configure a sequence of subsequent trigger events. LEVELS The rotary knob sets the trigger level for all trigger types.
  • Page 42 ® Instrument Tour R&S Keys and Controls CURSOR Displays vertical and horizontal cursors in the active diagram and displays the "Cursor Results" box. Cursors are markers which are placed at points of interest on a waveform. The instrument measures the cursor positions and delta values between parallel cur- sors.

  • Page 43: Navigation Controls

    ® Instrument Tour R&S Keys and Controls The key lights up if the decoding of a serial bus is active. You can switch off the decoded bus using the SIGNAL OFF key. MASKS Opens and closes the "Masks" dialog box. Masks are used for error detection and compliance tests of digital signals.
  • Page 44 ® Instrument Tour R&S Keys and Controls See also: Chapter 5.8, "Using Dialog Boxes", on page 99 Navigation rotary knob The navigation knob has various functions: ● In numeric entry fields: turn to increase or decrease the value. ● In tables: press to activate the edit mode, turn clockwise to increase the value or turn counterclockwise to decrease it, and press to enter the value and move to the next cell.
  • Page 45 ® Instrument Tour R&S Keys and Controls ● In tables: the key activates the edit mode. If the table cell is in edit mode, the key confirms the value, quits the edit mode and moves to the next cell. Field left, Field right In dialog boxes and tables, the keys move the focus.

  • Page 46: Power Key

    ® Instrument Tour R&S Keys and Controls 3.3.7 POWER Key The POWER key is located on the lower left corner of the front panel. It starts up and shuts down the instrument's software. The light of the key shows the instrument state: ●...

  • Page 47: Trying Out The Instrument

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Displaying a Basic Signal Trying Out the Instrument This chapter introduces the most important functions and settings of the R&S RTE step by step. The complete description of the functionality and its usage is given in the "User Manual". Basic instrument operation is described in Chapter 5, "Operating the Instrument", on page 75.
  • Page 48 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Displaying a Basic Signal Connect the probe's ground connector to the right compensation pin , and the tip to the left pin The instrument recognizes the probe, and a signal is displayed in the diagram. 3.

  • Page 49: Acquiring Data

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Acquiring Data 8. Tap the "Undo" icon on the toolbar repeatedly until the trigger mode is "Auto" and the trigger source is "CH1". 9. Press the SLOPE key to toggle the trigger slope. Watch the waveform and the "Trigger" settings. Acquiring Data You can acquire data using different arithmetic methods to get envelope or aver- age waveforms.

  • Page 50: Changing The Waveform Scaling And Position

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Changing the Waveform Scaling and Position The dialog box turns into a mini box that contains only the "Wfm Arithmetic" setting. 5. Select Envelope and check the waveform. The instrument sets the "Decimation" type automatically to Peak detect to dis- play the correct envelope waveform.
  • Page 51 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Changing the Waveform Scaling and Position If you use a passive probe, you can filter the DC component by using the AC cou- pling function. Then you quickly find the new trigger level, and try out the scaling functions: 1.
  • Page 52 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Changing the Waveform Scaling and Position 3. To move the waveform back to the center of the screen, eliminate the offset in the vertical settings: a) Press the CH1 key again. b) Enter 0 V in the "Offset" field. The waveform is now displayed in the center of the display, with the x-axis crossing at 0 V.
  • Page 53 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Changing the Waveform Scaling and Position 5. Tap the "Find level" icon on the toolbar. The instrument adjusts the trigger level, and a stable waveform is displayed. Getting Started 1326.1026.02 ─ 06...
  • Page 54 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Changing the Waveform Scaling and Position 6. To examine one pulse in the signal in more detail, turn the horizontal "Scale" rotary knob. The current scale factor per division is displayed in the upper left-hand corner of the display while you turn the knob.
  • Page 55 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Changing the Waveform Scaling and Position 7. To return to the original scaling, try the UNDO key in the NAVIGATION area: a) Press the UNDO key repeatedly until the original scaling is displayed. b) Press the REDO key to retrace the undone steps. Thus, you can toggle between the two displays using the undo and redo keys until you perform a different action.

  • Page 56: Zooming Into The Display

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Zooming into the Display Zooming into the Display Using the SCALE rotary knobs, you can change the scaling of the time base and signal amplitudes in order to enlarge the waveform. If you need to see more details, use one of the zoom functions.

  • Page 57: Using The Fingertip Zoom

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Zooming into the Display 4. To remove the zoom window and make room on the display for other results, tap the "Delete" icon and then the zoom window. 4.4.2 Using the Fingertip Zoom 1. Touch the "Zoom" icon on the toolbar and drag it down until the "Zoom" tool- bar menu opens.

  • Page 58: Displaying The Waveform History

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Displaying the Waveform History 3. Touch and hold the waveform and move your finger slowly in horizontal direc- tion. Tip: You can turn the NAVIGATION knob to change the zoom factor while holding the waveform. 4.
  • Page 59 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Displaying the Waveform History 1. In the HORIZONTAL area, press the ACQUISITION key. The "Horizontal" settings dialog box opens. 2. Set the "Average count" to 10 to perform 10 waveform acquisitions. 3. Close the "Horizontal" dialog box. 4.

  • Page 60: Showing Basic Measurement Results

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Showing Basic Measurement Results 12. Tap "Play". The currently displayed waveform is indicated in the "Current acq." field. 13. Close the "History" dialog box so you can see the waveform better. 14. Tap "Running" to stop the display. During running display, the "Play"...

  • Page 61: Performing Automatic Amplitude Measurements

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Showing Basic Measurement Results 5. To save space in the display, minimize the result box. The most important results are displayed and updated in the result icon, as well. 6. To remove the result icon and make room on the display for other results, tap the red cross on the icon label.
  • Page 62 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Showing Basic Measurement Results 1. Restore the default signal channel settings by pressing the PRESET and AUTOSET keys. 2. Tap the "Automatic measurment" icon. Then tap the waveform. By default, the measurement of the high signal level is started. 3.
  • Page 63 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Showing Basic Measurement Results 7. Select "Rise time". 8. In the "Meas2" line, tap the measurement type button labeled "Low". 9. Select "Fall time". 10. Under "Statistics", tap "Enable". Getting Started 1326.1026.02 ─ 06...

  • Page 64: Performing And Configuring The Quick Measurement

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Showing Basic Measurement Results 11. Close the "Measurements" dialog box and check the results. 12. Close the "Measurement Results" box. 4.6.3 Performing and Configuring the Quick Measurement A set of up to eight different measurements on one source can be performed at once, simply by tapping the "Quick measurement"...
  • Page 65 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Showing Basic Measurement Results The result box shows the results of the default quick measurement. 4. Tap the icon to open the "Measurements" dialog box. 5. If necessary, select the "Quick Meas" tab. 6. Scroll down in the table and disable the Mean and RMS measurements. 7.

  • Page 66: Displaying A Histogram

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Showing Basic Measurement Results 9. Tap "Set as QuickMeas". The current configuration is set as default quick measurement and can be repeated until you save another configuration. 10. Close the dialog box. 11. To save space in the display, minimize the result box: The most important results are displayed and updated in the result icon, as well.
  • Page 67 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Showing Basic Measurement Results 2. Tap the diagram in which you want to generate the histogram. You can also draw a rectangle on the screen to define the area on which the histogram is based. The histogram range is indicated in the diagram and a vertical histogram is defined and displayed.

  • Page 68: Performing A Basic Fft Analysis

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Performing a Basic FFT Analysis 7. To finish the measurement, tap the "Close" icon in the result box. 8. To remove the histogram, tap the "Delete" icon on the toolbar and then the histogram. Both the histogram and any measurements based on that histo- gram are deactivated.
  • Page 69 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Performing a Basic FFT Analysis 3. To measure the spectrum on the math channel, tap the "Measurement" icon on the toolbar. 4. Tap the spectrum waveform. The spectrum measurement results are displayed in a result box. Getting Started 1326.1026.02 ─...
  • Page 70 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Performing a Basic FFT Analysis 5. Double-tap the spectrum waveform. The "FFT Setup" dialog box opens. 6. Set the "Center frequency" to 10 kHz. The instrument adjusts the frequency span automatically. Close the dialog box. Getting Started 1326.1026.02 ─...

  • Page 71: Performing Mathematical Calculations

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Performing Mathematical Calculations 7. If the spectrum analysis option R&S RTE-K18 is installed on your instrument, double-tap the spectrum waveform again. 8. Enable the spectrogram. Close the dialog box. 9. To remove the FFT results, tap the "Delete" icon and then the spectrum wave- form.
  • Page 72 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Performing Mathematical Calculations 2. Press the MATH key. 3. In the "Setup" tab, select the "Basic" subtab. 4. Tap the "Source1" icon and select Ch1. 5. Tap the "Operator" icon and select Rescale. 6. For "a", enter the vertical scaling factor, e.g. 4. 7.

  • Page 73: Performing A Search

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Performing a Search ● Minimize the math waveform by tapping the signal icon. Then close the signal icon Performing a Search In the following search, you detect positive and negative overshoots, i.e. values that exceed the high or low levels. To find these events, you can use the windows search.

  • Page 74: Performing A Mask Test

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Performing a Mask Test 5. Select "Enable" to start the continuous search on the acquired data. 6. Close the "Search" dialog box. 7. In the "Search Results" box, select "Show search zoom windows". The acquisition stops, and the detected overshoots of the last acquisition are listed in the search result table.
  • Page 75 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Performing a Mask Test The usage of masks tests is also shown in a short video that is available on the instrument: "Tutorials > Getting Started > Mask Test". 1. To restore the default signal channel settings, press PRESET and AUTOSET. 2.
  • Page 76 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Performing a Mask Test 6. Insert another mask segment above the positive pulse: a) Tap the "Append" button under "Mask segments". b) In the "Region" column of the new mask segment, select "Upper". In this case, a mask hit is detected if the signal is above the mask limit line.

  • Page 77: Printing And Saving Screenshots

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Printing and Saving Screenshots 12. Press RUN CONT to start the next acquisition and watch the screen. 13. Close the "MaskTest" results box by tapping the red cross in the label. 4.11 Printing and Saving Screenshots You can print and save screenshots of the current display to document your results.
  • Page 78 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Printing and Saving Screenshots 4. Tap the upper left button and select the printer. 5. Tap "Print". The result is a monochrome image. 6. Close the dialog box. To configure the PRINT key 1. Open the "File" menu and tap "Frontpanel Setup". 2.
  • Page 79 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Printing and Saving Screenshots 4. Close the dialog box. To save screenshots 1. Press the PRINT key. 2. Change the horizontal scale. 3. Press the PRINT key. The files are saved to the following directory: C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Rohde-Schwarz\RTx\ ScreenShots The default file name is Screenshot_<date>_<index>_<time>.png.

  • Page 80: Saving Data

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Saving Data 4.12 Saving Data After a measurement with the R&S RTE, you can save the resulting waveform data for further evaluation or comparison. You can also save measurement results, and device settings in order to repeat or restore previous measurements. ●...
  • Page 81 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Saving Data Saving data of an acquisition series 1. Press the FILE key on the front panel. 2. Select the "Waveforms /Results" tab. 3. Set the export scope of the waveform: a) Check the "Source". b) Set "Scope"...
  • Page 82 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S Saving Data 4. Select the "Numeric Results" tab. 5. Select the results that you want to save. 6. For further usage of the results, select the "CSV-Delimiter" that is used to con- vert the values in columns. For MS Excel, the semicolon is recommended. 7.

  • Page 83: Operating The Instrument

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S Means of Manual Interaction Operating the Instrument There are three ways to operate the R&S RTE. Manual operation Use the touchscreen, keys and rotary knobs, or an optional mouse and/or key- board. The principles of manual operation are explained in this section. Remote control Create programs to automatize repeating settings, tests, and measurements.

  • Page 84: Touchscreen Display

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S Touchscreen Display Using the touchscreen is the most direct interaction way. Use your finger to place waveforms on the screen, mark areas for zoom and histograms, set parameters in dialog boxes, enter data, and much more. Most of the control elements and actions on the screen are based on common concepts, and you will easily become familiar with the user interface.
  • Page 85 ® Operating the Instrument R&S Touchscreen Display Figure 5-1: Display information 1 = Diagram 2 = Grid 3 = Signal bar with horizontal and trigger label (3a), signal icon with signal label (3b) and signal icon with minimized live waveform (3c) 4 = Trigger level 5 = Trigger position 6 = Reference point (distance from trigger position to reference point = horizontal position)
  • Page 86 ® Operating the Instrument R&S Touchscreen Display By default, the diagram name contains the diagram number and the short names of the waveforms shown inside. To change the diagram name, touch and hold the tab name. The on-screen keyboard opens to enter the new name. Names must be unique.
  • Page 87 ® Operating the Instrument R&S Touchscreen Display Below, each waveform is represented by a signal icon. For each waveform that is shown in a diagram, a signal icon displays the signal label with its main vertical and acquisition settings. If you tap the "Minimize" icon on the signal label, the waveform switches from the diagram area to the signal icon: the icon shows the real-time preview of the waveform.

  • Page 88: Control Elements On The Touchscreen

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S Touchscreen Display Zoom diagram and zoom area (7, 8) Zoomed waveforms are shown in separate zoom diagrams, in addition to the waveform diagrams. On the original waveform diagram, a rectangle indicates the zoomed section of the waveform - this is the zoom area. You can modify the zoom area by dragging the rectangle as a whole, and by dragging its edges.
  • Page 89 ® Operating the Instrument R&S Touchscreen Display Figure 5-4: Control elements on the touchscreen 1 = Toolbar 2 = Signal bar, see "Signal bar (3)" on page 78 3 = Menu bar 4 = Dialog box 5 = Tab in a dialog box 6 = Result box 7 = Input box Toolbar (1)

  • Page 90: App Cockpit

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S App Cockpit Dialog box (4, 5) The tabs of the dialog boxes contain all task-oriented settings and operations, and black buttons for calling related tabs. The usage of dialog boxes is described Chapter 5.8, "Using Dialog Boxes", on page 99.

  • Page 91: Working With Waveforms

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S Working with Waveforms Working with Waveforms The R&S RTE can create and display several types of waveforms: ● Channel waveforms: For each input channel, one channel waveform is shown. ● Reference waveforms: Four waveforms can be used as reference for comparison and analysis. ●...
  • Page 92 ® Operating the Instrument R&S Working with Waveforms Waveform handling The R&S RTE can show and analyze many waveforms. To handle this multitude while keeping track of it, the R&S RTE provides intelligent support: ● The color system helps to distinguish the waveforms. The color of the vertical rotary knobs indicates the signal that is focused (selected).
  • Page 93 ® Operating the Instrument R&S Working with Waveforms To switch a waveform on A channel waveform is activated as soon as you connect the probe. You can switch it on and off according to your needs. ► Choose one of the following ways: ●...
  • Page 94 ® Operating the Instrument R&S Working with Waveforms The Rohde & Schwarz SmartGrid appears and a blue area shows where the waveform will be placed. 2. Drop the waveform in the target area. The waveform appears in an existing or in a new diagram, and it is selected for further actions.

  • Page 95: Using The Signal Bar

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S Using the Signal bar The diagram layout depends on the position where you drop the signal view, in relation to an existing diagram. Figure 5-5: SmartGrid positions 1 = In the existing diagram, overlay of signal 2 = New diagram on the left or right 3 = New diagram above or below 4 = New diagram on top of the existing diagram...
  • Page 96 ® Operating the Instrument R&S Using the Signal bar To scroll the signal bar If the signal bar contains more than four icons, not all icons are visible on the dis- play. ► Touch one of the signal icons and move it up or down until the required icon appears.

  • Page 97: Toolbar

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S Toolbar To change the colors If you want to highlight the signal bar, you can change the "Fill color" and "Border color" of the bar. 1. Press the DISPLAY key on the front panel. 2. In the "Display" dialog box, select the "Diagram Layout" tab. 3.

  • Page 98: Using The Toolbar

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S Toolbar 5.6.1 Using the Toolbar Using the toolbar is easy and straightforward. Some of the toolbar functions are one-click actions. These actions are performed immediately when you tap the icon. Other toolbar functions are analyzing functions. These actions are interactive actions.

  • Page 99: Configuring The Toolbar

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S Toolbar 5.6.2 Configuring the Toolbar You can configure the contents of the toolbar so that only the required functions are displayed. Furthermore, date and time can be hidden. The toolbar configura- tion is part of the user preferences. It is retained when you switch off and on the instrument, and you can save it in the user preferences and user-defined preset.

  • Page 100: Toolbar Functions

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S Toolbar A detailed description of the toolbar functions is given in Chapter 5.6.3, "Toolbar Functions", on page 92. 5.6.3 Toolbar Functions This chapter describes all toolbar functions in detail. One-click actions Interactive actions Undo Zoom Redo Search Show Help...
  • Page 101 ® Operating the Instrument R&S Toolbar Redo Recovers the undo steps in reverse order. Show Help Enables the tooltip display. A short description appears when you tap a parameter in a dialog or result box. To open the corresponding help topic, tap the "Show Help"...
  • Page 102 ® Operating the Instrument R&S Toolbar Tap the icon and drag a rectangle on the diagram to mark the area to be zoomed. The diagram changes and shows the magnified area. To return to the previous display, use the "Undo" function. Coupled zoom ←...
  • Page 103 ® Operating the Instrument R&S Toolbar Tap the icon and then tap the points that build the mask. Double-tap the last point to finish mask definition. To create a rectangular mask, draw a rectangle on the screen. You can move the mask on the screen. To configure the mask test settings, tap the icon in the "Mask"...
  • Page 104 ® Operating the Instrument R&S Toolbar Select Enables the select mode to move and modify objects on the touchscreen. The select mode is activated automatically when an analyzing function is comple- ted. Delete Removes zoom and histogram areas and their diagrams; measurement areas and their associated results;...

  • Page 105: Displaying Results

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S Displaying Results Label Defines a waveform label that names or explains the waveform. Tap the icon and then tap the waveform to be labeled. If you tap the display background, the label is assigned to the selected waveform. Enter the label text using the onscreen keyboard.
  • Page 106 ® Operating the Instrument R&S Displaying Results ● For results of automatic measurements: in a docked tab below the diagram The default position and the font size can be adjusted. To arrange a result box on the display ► Touch the title of the result box and drag the box on the screen. The Smart- Grid indicates where the result box will be placed.

  • Page 107: Using Dialog Boxes

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S Using Dialog Boxes 4. For result boxes of automatic measurements, also the "docked" default posi- tion is available. In docked position, the result table is placed always below the diagram: "Meas" menu > "Gate/Display" > "Default" position. To adjust the font size in result boxes 1.
  • Page 108 ® Operating the Instrument R&S Using Dialog Boxes ● If a results box is open, tap the icon to open the corresponding dialog box. ● To open the "Vertical" dialog box of a waveform, tap its signal icon. For XY-waveforms, the "XY Diagram" tab opens. ●...

  • Page 109: Entering Data

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S Entering Data Use the front panel keys: a) Press the ⇤ FIELD and ⇥ FIELD keys to navigate to the list button. b) Press the ☑ key to open the list. c) Press the ⇧ and ⇩ keys to navigate to the required option in the list. d) Press the ☑...
  • Page 110 ® Operating the Instrument R&S Entering Data 2. Enter the numeric value using the following methods: ● To use the default value, tap "Reset" (if available). ● To use the minimum or maximum value, tap "Min" or "Max", respectively. ● To increase the displayed value in fixed steps, tap "Inc". To decrease the value in fixed steps, tap "Dec".

  • Page 111: Messages

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S Messages 2. Enter the text as you would on a normal keyboard. ● To enter a series of capital characters, tap "Caps". To enter one capital character, tap "Shift". ● To use the currently defined value, tap "Cur". This is the value that was used before the keyboard was displayed.

  • Page 112: Getting Information And Help

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S Getting Information and Help ► To open and close the message box, tap the "Info" button. If no messages are available, the "Info" button is hidden. Important messages are indicated by a red "Info" button. These messages cannot be deleted, they remain until the problem is solved.

  • Page 113: 5.11.2 Displaying Help

    ® Operating the Instrument R&S Getting Information and Help 5.11.2 Displaying Help To display tooltips and context help 1. Enable the "Tooltip" icon on the toolbar. 2. Tap the parameter for which you need information. The tooltip opens. 3. To open the corresponding help topic, tap the "Show Help" button in the lower right corner of the tooltip.
  • Page 114 ® Operating the Instrument R&S Getting Information and Help ● To browse the topics visited before: Left arrow = back, Right arrow = forward ● To increase or decrease the font To navigate the Help, use the touchscreen. Alternatively, you can also use the navigation keys on the front panel.

  • Page 115: Setting Up The Instrument

    ® Setting Up the Instrument R&S Performing a Self-alignment Setting Up the Instrument Basic setup procedures for the instrument are the following: ● Performing a Self-alignment................107 ● Aligning the Touchscreen................108 ● Setting the Display Language............... 108 ● Adjusting Passive Probes................109 Performing a Self-alignment The self-alignment aligns the data from several input channels vertically and hori- zontally to synchronize the timebases, amplitudes and positions.

  • Page 116: Aligning The Touchscreen

    ® Setting Up the Instrument R&S Setting the Display Language The overall pass/fail result is shown in the "Overall alignment state" field. The results of the individual alignment steps for each input channel are indicated in the "Results" tab. This information is required if problems arise. Aligning the Touchscreen When the device is delivered, the touchscreen is initially calibrated.
  • Page 117 ® Setting Up the Instrument R&S Adjusting Passive Probes 2. Select the "System" tab. 3. Tap the "Language" button. The button shows the current language. 4. Select the required language. The instrument changes the language after a few seconds. Adjusting Passive Probes R&S RT-ZP10 passive probes are already pre-compensated to the R&S RTE front-end characteristics, and a compensation procedure is not required.
  • Page 118 ® Setting Up the Instrument R&S Adjusting Passive Probes Getting Started 1326.1026.02 ─ 06...
  • Page 119 ® Index R&S Index AC coupling Data entry ..........101 Trying out ..........42 Data sheet ..........9 Acquisition Decimation ..........41 Single, multiple ........33 Delete ............96 Start ............ 33 Diagrams ..........77 Stop ............ 33 Dialog boxes ..........80 Trying out ..........
  • Page 120 ® Index R&S Grounding ..........15 Markers Example ..........48 Hardware zoom ........93 Mask test Help ............8 Quick access ........94 Open ..........105 Trying out ..........66 Search for topic .........106 MASKS key ..........35 Using ..........105 MATH key ..........31 HELP key ..........
  • Page 121 ® Index R&S Position Rotary knobs Horizontal ..........30 Trying out ..........42 Vertical ..........32 RTE-B10 ..........27 Power Run ............33 Connector ........... 25 RUN CONT key ........33 On ............15 RUN N× SINGLE key ......33 POWER Key ............38 PRESET key ...........
  • Page 122 ® Index R&S Spectrum measurements Label ........... 78 Trying out ..........60 Level ..........33, 79 Start up ............ 16 Mode ..........33, 39 Switch off Position ..........79 Instrument ........... 17 Slope ..........33, 39 Waveform ........... 87 Source ..........33 Switch on TRIGGER key .........
  • Page 123 ® Index R&S Zoom Area ............ 80 Diagram ..........80 Fingertip ..........49 Quick access ........93 Standard ..........48 Trying out ..........48 ZOOM key ..........34 Zoom waveforms ........83 Getting Started 1326.1026.02 ─ 06...

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